Night’s Nomenclature

Chapter 936: The Classic Call for Backup

The rushing river calmed down considerably as it reached the first lighthouse, due to the sudden widening of the river.

Qing Chen sat in his kayak, meticulously counting his thumbs, using the riverbank as a reference point. He first estimated his distance from the shore, then calculated how many meters each thumb-width represented.

The lighthouse indicated 50 kilometers ahead, which was undoubtedly exactly 50 kilometers.

At this moment, Qing Chen said to Chen Yu ahead: "Can you paddle faster."

Chen Yu: ""

Didn't you control me? Just give another command, why say it out loud?

Are you deliberately trying to annoy me?

When Qing Chen and his kayak departed from the first lighthouse, they had only reached 38 kilometers when they arrived at the rafting area stele.

Perhaps if he had been more careful in calculating the distance, he would have noticed something unusual at that time.

After traveling another 12 kilometers, Qing Chen looked around the riverbank, but there were no markings whatsoever, only dense, lush forbidden forests. Qing Chen looked towards the lake bottom.

He suddenly dove into the water with Chen Yu, and with the protection of the water god Gonggong, quickly swam to the lake bottom.

At this moment, several statues were seen standing at the bottom of the lake. The light from the surface of the lake shone down, causing the upper bodies of the statues to reflect a faint glow.

Ren Xiaosu, Li Shentan, Qing Zhen.

Qing Chen then looked towards the center of the several statues, where there happened to be a gate, with ten lines of words on it.

To his surprise, each line of words required a correct answer, and every answer must be correct to open the gate.

Line 1: What color is the bumper car?

A. White B. Yellow C. Green D. Red

Line 7: What color is the small trumpet outside the underwater amusement park?

Line 8: How many seats does the small swing hammer have in total?

Line 7: What brand is the telescope in the slide?

Line 7: How many round spots are there under the tail of the gecko outside the haunted house?

Line 8: What font is the opening time of the roller coaster area?

Line 1: Does the window glass outside the Ferris wheel have 3C certification?

Line 4: How long is the bungee jumping rope?

When Qing Chen saw the fourth line, his mind was already blown. It turned out that delaying customs clearance was also a trap.

Outside that totem image, Zhang Xiaoman did not participate in the rule-making. The entire amusement park was quite serious, terrifying, and abnormal.

However, this initial level must have been set up by Zhang Xiaoman. That god's mischievousness was fully displayed here!

Who would idly pay attention to whether the glass has 3C certification? Who would idly pay attention to how many round spots are under the tail of a gecko? Who would idly calculate the length of a bungee jumping rope?

For example, someone like Qing Chen, had never been to the previous rope bridge, Ferris wheel, or bungee jumping. Even if he had gone, he certainly wouldn't have noticed the length of the bungee jumping rope.

Therefore, before anyone clears the level, to get to the first lighthouse, you must first learn how to calculate distances on the river.

Tools were not allowed here, not even a tape measure.

Even if you calculate the distance correctly, you'll be stumped by these questions once you get to the water, and then you'll have to go back and play all the levels again, during which you can only drink water and find no food.

This is an amusement park for serious people.

What kind of serious person would play this kind of amusement park? Just say the clearance penalty directly, okay!

Chen Yu laughed when he saw this scene, convinced that Qing Chen didn't know these answers and was happy to see Qing Chen suffer.

And most importantly, on this waterway, there were finally no more annoying dads nagging around.

Chen Chuanzhi and the others did follow into the water, but as soon as they opened their mouths, only gurgling sounds of water could be heard.

At this moment, Qing Chen wanted to use the Power Ring to open the door, but after randomly pressing a set of answers, the gate did not open.

This indicates that the priority of the Forbidden Artifact before him is much lower than that of Power!

Could it be that Qing Sheng was a Demi-God?

Qing Chen floated in the water, lost in thought, while Chen Yu was starting to feel somewhat uncomfortable from holding his breath.

Suddenly, Qing Chen drew his white blade from thin air.

The divine weapon can cut through everything in the heavens, even Forbidden Artifacts, so cutting open a door should be no problem, right?

You Yu Qingshan can be so mean, then I won't be polite!

In an instant, Qing Chen inserted the white blade into the gate, as if inserting it into a piece of tofu.

However, before he could cut upwards, the gate opened on its own—the gate actually cowered!

Enormous suction came from outside the gate, pulling him and Chen Yu in. The gate quickly closed behind them.

At this moment, Qing Chen realized that he had already contained the entire amusement park. Every plant and tree here could be transformed according to his will, just like Baiye Yuan and Whale Island!

He passed the level. This is the mark that determines whether he passed the level!

The first thing Qing Chen did after containing the amusement park was to close the canyon leading to the amusement park.

Private property, no trespassing!

After drifting unknowingly in the darkness for a long time, he finally reached a damp riverbank, and after walking another kilometer further.

Qing Chen suddenly heard a quiet voice: "Pair one!"

"Manager!"

"High or low, place your bets!"

He seemed to have suddenly entered a magnificent casino, and in the casino were figures emitting golden light.

When Qing Chen and Chen Yu fell in, the casino fell silent at once.

Everyone first looked at them in surprise and disbelief, then looked at each other in surprise and disbelief.

"Da Man, Da Man, is the slide passage you came out of the customs clearance passage?"

"It seems so, Xiao Huyou, do you still remember? This is the customs clearance passage, right?"

"I think so."

This passage has not been used by anyone for a long time, or rather, no one has ever appeared from here since the amusement park was built. As a result, after nearly a thousand years, almost everyone has almost forgotten what this passage is used for.

Qing Chen calmly stood up: "Yes, I cleared the level. I came from the bottom of the river. The amusement park has been contained by me."

He looked at everyone present: "It was your people in the haunted house maze, and when you entered the Trojan Horse area's mountain wall, it was also your people who were giggling."

As he was speaking, several more golden figures rushed in from other passages: "Da Man, Da Man, Xiao Huyou, Commander Li, Commander Wang, that big guy who looks very much like Qing Zhen, seems to have dived into the river, but he probably hasn't passed yet—burp!"

These golden figures looked at the drenched Qing Chen and Chen Yu, their voices stopping abruptly.

In the Hall of Heroic Spirits, a commotion arose.

Xiao Huyou was a decrepit old man, while Ren Xiaosu was a young man.

Qing Chen looked around nonchalantly, seeing that this palace was extremely grand, with picture frames neatly arranged around it.

There were Zhang Xiaoman and Qing Zhen, and P5092 and the White Fox.

Everyone's faces were filled with smiles.

In the middle of the Hall of Heroic Spirits, over a hundred tables were set up, some playing Texas Hold'em, others playing Dou Dizhu, and others playing dice.

In short, there were no serious people in this Hall of Heroic Spirits.

For a moment, the mystery of the amusement park and Forbidden Zone 001 vanished in Qing Chen's eyes.

If Qing Chen wasn't mistaken, these people should be the 700,000 heroic spirits of the Northwest Army who died in the decisive battle against Ling, as mentioned in the totem dream.

At this moment, the heroic spirits finally reacted, and they gradually became noisy: "What the heck, is it really possible for someone to clear this amusement park?"

"Is this amusement park something that can be cleared?"

"When Zhang Xiaoman was building that gate at the bottom of the river, I told him he was being immoral!"

"Wasn't he always immoral!"

"What should we do now?"

"Um, someone did pass the level, but we don't have any experience, so what should we do now? Should we hang a banner to congratulate him?"

Qing Chen asked frankly: "I want my clearance reward: the Forbidden Artifact extracted from Hu Shuo, Yu Qingshan's secret to becoming a god, and also this Hall of Heroic Spirits."

"Oh right, there does seem to be such a thing," Xiao Huyou said thoughtfully, "Let's find the Forbidden Artifact extracted from Hu Shuo first. Everyone, let's look for it and see where it's been lost!"

"I don't know," Ren Xiaosu muttered, "It seems to be in some cabinet, but we haven't seen it in a while."

Qing Chen: ""

Could these people have used Hu Shuo's Forbidden Artifact as a leg rest for the table?

Xiao Huyou seemed to guess his thoughts and quickly explained: "We would never insult Hu Shuo Old Master. His Forbidden Artifact has always been properly stored, but there are many cabinets in this palace, and we forgot where we put it for a while. Just wait a moment, we'll look for it."

Thousands of big golden men in the Hall of Heroic Spirits searched upside down, everywhere the sound of opening and closing cabinets.

Qing Chen asked: "Wasn't it said there were 700,000 heroic spirits? Where did the other heroic spirits go?"

Xiao Huyou explained with a smile: "That's not something we can talk about."

Qing Chen thought for a moment and said: "But Yu Qingshan said that after I cleared the level, I can contain the Hall of Heroic Spirits, so you should all be under my control."

Xiao Huyou said with a smile: "I remember this very clearly. We need to hold a vote to decide whether you can contain the Hall of Heroic Spirits. Don't bother, everyone. We're voting against letting you contain it."

Qing Chen muttered: "I remember this being rather vague."

Xiao Huyou thought for a moment and said: "But looking at your face, your destiny's main star is Sirius. Haven't you heard a poem that says "Looking northwest, shooting Sirius'? Everyone, your fortune is in the northwest."

Qing Chen said seriously: "In this poem, "looking northwest' refers to the presence of invaders in the northwest, not that Sirius is in the northwest. In fact, to see Sirius in the northwest, you have to go to Outer World Australia."

Xiao Huyou: "Is that so?"

Qing Chen nodded: "Science refutes feudal superstition."

Xiao Huyou: "Ah, this!"

Ren Xiaosu laughed until his stomach ached: "Xiao Huyou, you also have your moments of defeat."

Qing Chen didn't bother with Xiao Huyou. In fact, when he saw in the totem dream that 700,000 heroic spirits needed to vote, he already knew that he couldn't succeed in containing them.

After all, why should he persuade these 700,000 heroic spirits to listen to him? They're playing cards here every day, treating Forbidden Zone 001 as a beautiful garden. Why should they help him fight a war?

Therefore, he didn't count this reward from the beginning.

At this time, someone brought a dusty box, with dust accumulating half an inch thick. A strong blow raised a large amount of dust.

Qing Chen took it and opened the box, only to see 24 Jade Heart Swords lying inside, each as thick and long as an index finger.

"What are the containment conditions?" Qing Chen asked.

Most Forbidden Artifacts in this world have no conditions, and most do not have them. For example, Chen Yu's Qing Niu; he still hasn't contained it to this day, but he controls Chen Yu, and through Yu Qingshan to control Qing Niu.

Xiao Huyou thought for a long time: "I forgot. Does anyone remember the containment conditions of this Forbidden Artifact?"

"Forgot, forgot, who could remember, we didn't use this thing."

"Yeah, forgot."

Qing Chen took a deep breath. It seems that he can only ask Li Shentan, luckily Li Shentan is still alive, otherwise this Forbidden Artifact would become an unsolved mystery.

He looked at Xiao Huyou again: "What about the secret to becoming a god?"

Xiao Huyou asked back: "Are you a Knight?

"I am," Qing Chen nodded.

"No wonder," Xiao Huyou thought for a moment and said: "Zhang Xiaoman only instructed that only Knights can know the secret to becoming a god; it's useless for others to know. The seven prerequisites for the secret to becoming a god are: use a white True Sight Eye to temporarily seal the spiritual will; complete the four Knight Trials of Life and Death to open the Gene Lock, allowing genes to have the ability to adapt to change; get cancer, this is the beginning of becoming a god; obtain Huo Zhong Company's medicine for coexisting with cancer, it will change everything."

"Must all Gene Locks be opened?" Qing Chen asked.

"That's right, Yu Qingshan said so," Xiao Huyou replied: "By the way, he also said that the path to becoming a god is not a smooth one; there are still risks of assimilation with the world. But you must remember that you yourself are a world, not part of a world."

"Understood," Qing Chen finally got the "official answer' and a stone fell from his heart.

At this moment, he suddenly coughed, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

Xiao Huyou was stunned: "No wonder you're looking for the secret to becoming a god."

"Um, I already have the True Sight Eye and the medicine for coexisting with cancer, only two Trials of Life and Death left," Qing Chen said: "By the way, can I leave now? I want to collect the biological genes in Forbidden Zone 001 to study A-Class Gene Medicine, I wonder if it's okay."

Xiao Huyou shook his head: "That's not allowed. You contained the Forbidden Artifact amusement park, not the entire Forbidden Zone. How can you allow you to ruin the ecological environment of Forbidden Zone 001?"

Qing Chen raised his eyebrows.

Xiao Huyou quickly changed his words: "You've only experienced the rules of the amusement park. The Forbidden Zone itself has hundreds of rules. If you go deep into it, you will be killed by the rules. Even if you are a Demi-God, you may not be able to break through."

Qing Chen nodded: "Understood."

Xiao Huyou dragged his slippers and led him to the depths of the Hall of Heroic Spirits. A large group of golden heroic spirits followed him out like curious children.

Xiao Huyou said: "Go out through the door behind. That's the Forbidden Zone. Go west for two kilometers and you'll reach the ginkgo tree. When you get there, you'll know what to do."

"Um, I understand," Qing Chen's face showed no expression, neither disappointment nor anger.

Xiao Huyou tentatively said: "Even if you clear the amusement park, you can't contain the Hall of Heroic Spirits, and you're being denied your request to collect specimens. Are you angry?"

"There's nothing to be angry about," Qing Chen said with a smile, "Didn't I get two Forbidden Artifacts?"

"Oh, so you're quite content," Xiao Huyou pouted.

In fact, the heroic spirits were also observing Qing Chen.

As the first person to clear the level in a thousand years, they were naturally curious about Qing Chen's personality and abilities.

If the other party was really as arrogant as the god Yu Qingshan, or possessed the excellent qualities they admired, then there would be nothing wrong with going out to play with Qing Chen.

In addition, Qing Chen is a Knight, and they have a natural fondness for Knights.

Therefore, they had the intention of testing, deliberately not telling him how to contain the 77 Jade Heart Swords, and directly rejecting Qing Chen's request.

They wanted to see how Qing Chen would react. But...

Qing Chen's indifferent expression made them feel a little powerless, like punching cotton; they couldn't fathom his depth.

Xiao Huyou and the heroic spirits sent Qing Chen to the ginkgo tree: "We'll say goodbye here."

Qing Chen suddenly turned back and smiled: "Wait a moment."

At this time, Qing Ji walked out from behind the ginkgo tree, and Qing Chen looked at Qing Ji: "Call for backup!"

The next moment, Qing Ji opened the Shadow Gate, and Qing Ye and other Shadow troops came running out carrying seventeen Key Gates.

Then, one giant after another emerged from the Key Gates, curiously looking around.

When they saw the heroic spirits and the golden ginkgo tree: "Wow!"

Qing Chen, abandoning his previous calm demeanor, smiled at the giants: "Grab them all for me. Take them to the No. 2 scientist to collect the species. As long as they're mammals, don't miss a single one."

The heroic spirits: "..."